Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-02-11

- .lops Av.--Lue resolution OF
- IL ofney hfoaght mp the question Of
oonsu tuts0nat feeofm IN IN une xpected
manner " the House to-day. Thouah
sao resolution wns defeated, 1t Va
alniy on thA grcand that thsir duty
- PLAINLY baepes lhem And additions sl
uuonlng wAn - uSosssary. Mr..
Morncy, In Introducing the resolution.
We s.ss = fAr - bis views were CON.
Usrnoo re hso fully exprsssed them %
~ svof o. increAsod representation,
eIootlon judiciary and elective county
oMoefs AND aoolishing property aosIif-
oss'vn' Inc senate was entirely ton
so msh: A. might have besn large enough
He Obj6oted 20 amending the old
document, mainly upon the around Of
the Difficulty, and IL reouire4 Snt syn =,
votes In the Senate and ssven in tbe
MOUSE 70 defeat any amendment. He
said there WAS much Ambiguity about
the iXth ASticlo OF the oou stitution
some people thought there were three
methods OF doing IL and others only two,
he did mot think thAt the time men.
TONED, May was mApd story but the ONLY
one that was excellent. That . speclsl
election was mandatory, 20 that IN
people would not be mixed up with the
turmoil OF . political contest, HI
tnouRht the Legislature had the rig n,
70 hx any time they pleased. except Tho
held, W.
Mr.. Wsples was opposed to the reso
iution, ~ IL would be impossibis . TO OBJ
tEn m exprsssion frsna the majority
OF the people. That the fact that 3. OO(
lor 100 persons would petition for OF
against . convention would be no cri
terion OF the sense OF the poople. "Ths
peopls of Sussex, Mr.. Waples declared
were In favor of constitutional reform
ahu RAD declared it Ut the meetinRs,'
mr. Jones thought that nothing would
satisfy the voters Of the Stale but !
convention, and that legislative amend
ment was mode OF doing nothing. .
| One Legislature proposes sonsthi inp
.nat another Legislature will kill, and
II we adjourn this year without nc
comp!ishing something 1 think soae ol
us will get ieft.
Mr.. NAPLES declared that two SUSSEX
members were elected upon the issue O.
constitutional reform, to which Mr.
Wilson declared ~ never understood Il
tnat way. l, for my part, was nevel
elected en- that issue. l am here fo,
convention or amendment. Just as tn,
people wish"
He said that Governor Biggs was thu
only one he bad heard speak upon thal
issue, TO which Mr.. Waples replied thu,
ne had not heard Al. Robinson speak
Dr. Chandler said that the majority Of
the people OF Mill Greek Hundred v ers
In favor OF . convention. He thoua hi
the asking OF petition Was an unusual
method, that there were men present
from almost every hundred In the State
ana they ought to be able to answer fol
their hundreds. BY asking petition,
be thought there would not be more
than one-eigth Of the people OF New
oastie County sign them, and they
would say; I'VE sent you down there
yen know what We want; are you afraid
70 take the responsibility He though,
that nearly every man In his hundred
would vote for convention. at seems
10 me-" said the speaker, "that the res
olution was gotten up to sec how mer
stand. 1 am for . convention and
against this resolution
Mr.. Aedil declared him self In favor
OF new constitution. He was in fayo,
OF o just law for all the people, Rspub
licans and Delnocrats. HIS was here tc
legislate for all. Mr.. Harrington said
The leading men am acquainted
with are decidedly in favor of constitu
tional reform, but ~ TO the methods
they are divided, but 1 believe it i
gaining ground every day tha. thi
body Is not the body to maze tn,
change, that q constitutional couven
zion Is what the p6ople want. / ar
decidedly to day ia favor of constltu
tion."
! After this little eUisode the friend
! OF constitutional reform In the shape O
. convention feel more confident to
night than ever before, and 1t look
very much lise q convention bill vii
pass In some shape before the session
Is much older.
Messrs. Newell and Dillen wer,
down to-day looking after the city's In
terests and through their effer IL pri
vale sewer act was prevented from
paBslng. The act contemplated eiyinl
the sewer company the right indepen
dent OF Council, and II 1t will pass 1
will Do In o very different shape thai
It 10 In 1t present.
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